O'gorman's Lane Loop
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Bennettsbridge O’Gorman’s Lane Loop Trailhead Primary School, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny Services Bennettsbridge Dist/Time 4km / 1hr 132 High/Ascent 60m / 20m Difficulty Easy Terrain Country roads, old laneways, woodland tracks, riverbank To Suit All levels of fitness Minimum Gear Walking boots, rain gear, fluids and mobile phone Grid Ref. OS Sheet 67 S554 493 M9 NNoreore VVaallleyley WWaallkk Directions to Trailhead From the N77 Kilkenny City Ring Road, take the R700 at the Bennettsbridge Road Roundabout (signposted New Ross). After approx 8km you enter the pretty village of Bennettsbridge C crossing a bridge over the River Nore. As the R700 swings sharp right – cross straight over onto the road to Gowran. The mapboard is attached to Tynan’s butcher shop at the bridge, car parking is available in the Primary School 100 metres through the village on the right hand side. South Kilkenny CCyycclele Loop O’Gorman’s B Walks Directions Lane Loop A-B With your back to the Primary School turn right and follow the purple arrows along the road to exit the village. Cross the railway bridge and along the road START for almost 1km to reach O’Gorman’s Lane (at the side of a house on your left). Turn left here onto the lane. Moth to a Flame FINISH B-C Follow this old disused laneway as it makes its way across farmland to reach a O’Gorman’s Lane Loop surfaced road in the townland of Bishopslough West. Turn left and follow the A South Kilkenny road for 500m to reach a junction where you turn right. After another 500m (and Cycle Loop just before you reach the M9 motorway), turn left and cross a stile onto an old East Kilkenny roadway which takes you under a tunnel (the railway line) and onto the River East Kilkenny Cycle Route CCyycclele Route Nore. Turn left onto the riverbank. Nore Valley Walk MADE in Kilkenny Crafts People C-A The final section of the loop follows the river back to Bennettsbridge. Note that Nicholas Mosse the loop now overlaps the Nore Valley Walk. A set of steps takes you into the Pottery Trailhead starting point village at the bridge – turn left and walk 100m back to the trailhead. 8 9.